Spider BabyYear: 1964 Director: Jack Hill Written by: Jack Hill Threat: Psychopath Weapon of Choice: Knife |
Rish Outfield's reviews
Not a slasher film, really. I wouldn't know how to describe it. I saw this
one because it got a high recommendation. I found it slow, amazingly poorly
done, and Bee-Aye-Dee. The budget was non-existent, the special effects
ditto, as well as most of the screenplay. There are a couple of moments that
are creepy, but hey, your average episode of "Three's Company" has more. Lon
Chaney Jr. stars, and he's good to watch...in something else. Really, this
film has very little to recommend it, so I have nothing more to say.
Best Scare: No scares, really. Maybe when the hero is tied up and being romanced by his cousin.
I'd Recommend It To: Lon Chaney completists and Insomniacs.
The tyranist's thoughts
Considering how high of a recommendation this one came with, it stunk. Admittedly the transfer on the
copy I watched was abominable, but it is hard to imagine that a clean transfer would correct a lot of
bad acting and plot points. It was an interesting idea that really just failed to deliver. I might
watch it again someday if I can get my hands on a clean, letterboxed transfer, but until then I think
I will try to forget it.
Sequel | ||
Owes everything to/rips off earlier film | ||
Sequel setup | ||
Bad title | ||
Bad premise | ||
Bad acting | ||
Bad dialogue | ||
MTV Editing | ||
OTS | ||
Girl unnecessarily gets naked | ||
Wanton sex | ||
Death associated with sex | ||
Characters forget about threat | ||
Secluded location | ||
Power is cut | ||
Phone lines are cut | ||
Someone investigates a strange noise | ||
Someone runs up stairs instead of going out front door | ||
Camera is the killer | ||
Victims cower in front of a window/door | ||
Toilet stall scene | ||
Victim locks self in with killer | ||
Killer is in car with victim | ||
Cat jumps out | ||
Fake scare | ||
Laughable scare | ||
Blood hits camera | ||
Beheading | ||
Killer doesn't stay dead | ||
Stupid discovery of corpse | ||
Dream sequence | ||
Victim running from killer inexplicably falls | ||
No one believes only witness | ||
Blood fountain | ||
Poor death effect | ||
Excessive gore | ||
Music detracts from scene | ||
Horror film showing on TV/in theater in movie | ||
Future celebrity appears | ||
No one dies at all | ||
Death in first five minutes | ||
Virgin survives | ||
Geek/Nerd survives | ||
Little kid lamely survives | ||
Dog/Pet miraculously survives | ||
Villain is more sympathetic than heroes | ||
Unresolved subplots | ||
"It was all a dream" ending | ||
Unbelievably happy ending | ||
What the hell? |
Total Skulls: 13
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